Akinwunmi
Ambode, Governor of
Lagos State, has promised to continue in the footsteps of the Former Governor, Mr.
Babatunde Fashola, in the area of free education in the state.
Ambode said this
on Tuesday at the 2015 Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation National
Art Competition for Nigerian Secondary Schools.
The competition
which is in its 10th edition saw both public and private schools across the
country, put in to win the much desired prize.
Representing Ambode
at the occasion was the Special Adviser to the FG on Education, Hon. Bankole
Obafela-Moore, who said the state government, under the management of
Akinwunmi Ambode, is working towards funding of free education both at the
primary and secondary school levels in the state.
Obafela-Moore
appreciated the NNPC and Chevron group for demonstrating the spirit of
corporate entity.
According to
him, the competition will “discover more talents in arts and students will be
rewarded particularly.”
Six hundred art
entries were said to have been received from 400 schools across the country
after judges from non-governmental agencies were employed for the screening.
10 finalists
each emerged from the primary and secondary schools category, making 20
overall.
Each of the
finalists were presented with awards, after which the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
positions in each category were presented with scholarships.
The 3rd position
received the sum of N65,000, 2nd place, N75,000, while the 1st position got
N100,000. The scholarships will run for three years.
Commending the
efforts of the initiators of the yearly Scholarship, winner of the Senior
School category, 15-year-old Ukaegbu Christopher from Hallel College
Boarding, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said it is a rare privilege given to the
Nigerian students by the organizers.
Ukaegbu
encouraged his fellow students to work harder and not give up.
